Whew! The discussions haven't changed much in 36 years...but the technology has. And...as a NPO administrator/leader/visionary/adaptive tech user it's...
Pamela Alvey
palvey@...
May 1, 2007 3:39 pm
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I think we're missing some clarity on this point. Like Victoria, I am a strong advocate of non-profits acknowledging that they are businesses and operating in...
... I can only imagine that the CEO of this agency clearly knows how to run a business as she/he has had to stitch together these programs due to a constantly...
People talk about all the philosophical differences, but the truth is that most people are comparing very small-scale nonprofit organizations to very...
Dan Prives
dprives@...
May 2, 2007 12:35 pm
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Dear ISF Colleagues, Check out this set of slides on technologies for communities of practice, which has been posted by Nancy White of Full Circle Associates:...
Dear ISF Colleagues, A small nonprofit has selected a web consultant, and is looking for tipsheets, checklists, and contract boilerplate. It's safe to assume ...
Hello, My name is Soha El-Borno and I'm also new to this Yahoo Group. I work for Wild Apricot. We provide membership database, event and website management for...
Deborah, I'm writing in clear violation of your note looking for tips from nonprofits - but couldn't resist. A fair bit of my work here at NPower Seattle is to...
Dear Colleagues, Our organization will be holding a two-day conference during which we anticipate up to 700 participants. We are considering options for...
Hi, I posted this comment on Deborah Elizabeth Finn's blog "Debriefing after the Nonprofit Technology Conference" last month: "I'd like to see a worksheet...
... This is GREAT - thanks! user-generated ideas-- bring them on! Copying Holly Ross, our program director. And if you have not filled out the survey that...
Katrin Verclas
katrin@...
May 3, 2007 12:23 am
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Indeed - thanks Catherine! We're definitely going to have to include in the program next time! H Holly Ross, Director of Programs NTEN, http://nten.org *Your...
Just for information, though, Flickr is blocked by many corporate firewalls (as are YouTube and MySpace), so not everybody will have access to the content. ...
Dan Prives
dprives@...
May 3, 2007 12:11 pm
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What I do not understand is why people in the nonprofits seam to take up a deffensive tone whenever someone mentions concepts of efficiency. I do not measure...
The whole for profit/ nonprofit management debate always seems to miss a very fundamental point (IMHO). For profit firms focus on efficiency. More efficiency...
David, you make an important point. I've worked in public, private, and nfp sectors and am always amazed at the different mindsets of managers in the three....
mwalls@...
May 3, 2007 3:16 pm
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Dear ISF Colleagues, It's not really the sort of question that can be resolved by taking a vote, but I thought that a survey would be interesting. This is...
Like the IT & Sympathy discussion, this one has been very interesting and informative. I've just joined this list recently and am already finding it to be a...
Hi -- I'm very pleased to announce the second thematic issue of our journal series, entitled The Journal of Networks and Civil Society. This journal is...
I agree with Victoria and Peter. HR, Finance, IT, executive management -- all those functions don't change just because you're in a nonprofit. Yet, how many...
We have pretty old computers at work--7 or 8 years old--and I was trying to show a coworker my Flickr account. It froze up and I had to restart. Flickr works...
(Dear ISF Colleagues: Theron submitted this message to be posted to the list, and I accidentally deleted it, instead of approving it for circulation. My...
Dear ISF Colleagues, Here are the current tallies in our survey: === "Should nonprofit organizations be managed in the same way that for-profit organizations...
Customer service! Don't forget customer service! It's right in there with HR, Finance, IT, executive management. There's a good book from the old Quality...
... I guess there are two questions - management and effectiveness. I can't say anything about management - but the data on effectiveness in some areas is...
Should nonprofit organizations be managed in the same way that for-profit organizations are managed? This reminds me of the "Government should be run like a...
Could anyone here explain what the GiveWell project is trying to do? How is supposed to work? I understand it's supposed to be about transparency, but I can't...
Dan Prives
dprives@...
May 4, 2007 6:47 pm
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Here's good info from Aviva Directory discussing internet legalities, particularly pertaining to bloggers. As more and more non-profits consider blogging, it...
I've summed up my points on this topic on my blog: http://techcafeteria.com/blog/2007/05/04/are-their-barriers-to-effective-non-profit-management I don't agree...
Deborah, Theron et al, So I thought, did some digging, and found two studies: Title: Quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit health plans enrolling...
